This is the room that I delivered my son in. It's the room that brought his father and me together as a family. Here is where my water broke, my contractions deepened, and my little boy brought into the world surrounded by loving and caring people, who supported me in my need to birth traditionally, safely. This is one room in the Bella Vie Gentle Birth Center.
When I first became pregnant with my son, I knew I wanted a safe, natural birth. I was strongly drawn to the idea of a water birth, but had only one option in delivering, Salem Hospital. I was told that I would probably receive a C-section, due to the apparent large size of my baby. Caelin's due date was only three weeks away when I heard of Bella Vie through a breastfeeding advocate through WIC. Certain that they wouldn't accept the potential risk that I was, I was even hesitant to try them out, but went to visit and see what I could accomplish. Amazingly, Desiree agreed to take me. She told me there were things that I needed to do, but when it came down to the wire, she told me that she was comfortable with the risks and was willing to do it. This culminated days before my labor began. I went into labor, and was amazed that I was allowed to leave and walk as much as I wanted. I was truly delivering this baby on my own.
As my labor progressed, everyone was amazing. Without any pain or undue discomfort, I progressed through my labor, until my water released at 10 cm. I had yet to be checked. Immediately I started to push. I was worried, thinking I shouldn't, but everyone assured me that it was okay. The contraction overwhelmed me, and I almost gave up. But I didn't. I delivered Caelin at almost midnight, May 13, 2008. It was an amazing experience. I would recomend that anyone delivering a child go there. It was a beautiful, life changing happening in our lives.
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
"We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed"
